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Richardson, Philip L; Schmitz, W J (2006): Current velocity from SOFAR float TA20B [dataset]. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399631

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Related to:
WOCE (2002): World Ocean Circulation Experiment, Global Data, Version 3.0. WOCE International Project Office, WOCE Report, Southampton, UK; published by U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center, Silver Spring, 180/02, DVD-ROM
Further details:
Richardson, Philip L; Zemanovic, M E; Wooding, Christine M; Schmitz, W J: SOFAR float trajectories in the Tropical Atlantic 1989-1992. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 94-33, whta.htm
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 7.582053 * Median Longitude: -46.278455 * South-bound Latitude: 6.107000 * West-bound Longitude: -48.670000 * North-bound Latitude: 8.969000 * East-bound Longitude: -44.801000
Date/Time Start: 1991-06-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1992-02-04T00:00:00
Event(s):
TA20B * Latitude Start: 6.205000 * Longitude Start: -48.670000 * Latitude End: 7.489000 * Longitude End: -48.084000 * Date/Time Start: 1991-06-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1992-02-04T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 800m
Comment:
Processing method: splined, velocity algorithm: splined. Data have been checked by the WOCE Subsurface Float Data Assembly Center. See hdl:10013/epic.32931.d001 for further information.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
Current velocity, east-westCur vel Ucm/sRichardson, Philip LSubsurface float
Current velocity, north-southCur vel Vcm/sRichardson, Philip LSubsurface float
Size:
492 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Cur vel U [cm/s]

Cur vel V [cm/s]
1991-06-04T00:006.205-48.6702.933-4.096
1991-06-05T00:006.175-48.6336.221-3.645
1991-06-06T00:006.148-48.5777.921-3.209
1991-06-07T00:006.125-48.5118.980-2.716
1991-06-08T00:006.108-48.43510.736-1.284
1991-06-09T00:006.107-48.34312.6490.940
1991-06-10T00:006.122-48.24013.6172.901
1991-06-11T00:006.153-48.13114.3635.118
1991-06-12T00:006.201-48.01515.4036.960
1991-06-13T00:006.259-47.88917.0237.742
1991-06-14T00:006.322-47.74619.8688.532
1991-06-15T00:006.393-47.58221.4539.581
1991-06-16T00:006.469-47.42617.2469.585
1991-06-17T00:006.541-47.31910.5808.904
1991-06-18T00:006.609-47.2508.0248.553
1991-06-19T00:006.675-47.1858.7778.334
1991-06-20T00:006.737-47.11110.2347.259
1991-06-21T00:006.787-47.02810.5575.634
1991-06-22T00:006.825-46.9528.5703.993
1991-06-23T00:006.850-46.8965.8252.585
1991-06-24T00:006.867-46.8603.4371.796
1991-06-25T00:006.878-46.8401.9200.983
1991-06-26T00:006.883-46.8281.1650.415
1991-06-27T00:006.885-46.8210.7130.043
1991-06-28T00:006.883-46.8170.205-0.589
1991-06-29T00:006.875-46.818-0.383-1.528
1991-06-30T00:006.860-46.822-0.589-2.131
1991-07-01T00:006.843-46.827-0.712-2.234
1991-07-02T00:006.825-46.833-0.783-2.371
1991-07-03T00:006.805-46.840-1.144-2.873
1991-07-04T00:006.780-46.851-1.551-3.417
1991-07-05T00:006.754-46.863-1.481-3.041
1991-07-06T00:006.734-46.874-1.353-2.081
1991-07-07T00:006.720-46.886-1.936-1.688
1991-07-08T00:006.707-46.904-2.420-1.532
1991-07-09T00:006.696-46.921-1.819-1.397
1991-07-10T00:006.685-46.933-1.435-1.325
1991-07-11T00:006.676-46.945-1.652-0.980
1991-07-12T00:006.670-46.959-1.938-0.513
1991-07-13T00:006.669-46.975-2.1120.343
1991-07-14T00:006.674-46.992-2.2850.675
1991-07-15T00:006.679-47.010-2.1850.795
1991-07-16T00:006.687-47.025-1.6441.135
1991-07-17T00:006.697-47.037-1.6061.575
1991-07-18T00:006.713-47.051-1.9132.548
1991-07-19T00:006.736-47.066-1.8763.209
1991-07-20T00:006.761-47.081-2.1003.045
1991-07-21T00:006.783-47.098-2.0082.655
1991-07-22T00:006.804-47.111-1.3842.843
1991-07-23T00:006.828-47.120-0.8983.250
1991-07-24T00:006.854-47.125-0.3953.355
1991-07-25T00:006.881-47.127-0.2083.680
1991-07-26T00:006.913-47.129-0.3074.580
1991-07-27T00:006.953-47.132-0.4825.646
1991-07-28T00:006.999-47.136-0.4515.858
1991-07-29T00:007.043-47.139-0.4015.481
1991-07-30T00:007.085-47.142-0.2475.240
1991-07-31T00:007.126-47.143-0.1455.427
1991-08-01T00:007.170-47.1440.0595.688
1991-08-02T00:007.214-47.1410.6795.611
1991-08-03T00:007.258-47.1341.0625.659
1991-08-04T00:007.303-47.1251.2085.927
1991-08-05T00:007.350-47.1141.7745.958
1991-08-06T00:007.394-47.0962.8135.182
1991-08-07T00:007.430-47.0703.8414.031
1991-08-08T00:007.458-47.0374.4403.267
1991-08-09T00:007.482-47.0014.8472.868
1991-08-10T00:007.504-46.9605.6842.926
1991-08-11T00:007.528-46.9116.9083.093
1991-08-12T00:007.549-46.8537.6901.981
1991-08-13T00:007.556-46.7927.935-0.267
1991-08-14T00:007.547-46.7259.620-1.683
1991-08-15T00:007.532-46.64211.066-2.219
1991-08-16T00:007.511-46.55610.878-3.266
1991-08-17T00:007.482-46.47011.338-3.915
1991-08-18T00:007.451-46.37811.992-4.112
1991-08-19T00:007.417-46.28411.986-4.594
1991-08-20T00:007.379-46.19111.743-5.158
1991-08-21T00:007.336-46.10011.578-5.876
1991-08-22T00:007.289-46.00911.721-5.897
1991-08-23T00:007.246-45.91711.705-5.095
1991-08-24T00:007.207-45.82611.631-5.210
1991-08-25T00:007.163-45.73611.182-5.935
1991-08-26T00:007.120-45.65110.757-4.458
1991-08-27T00:007.096-45.56710.612-1.962
1991-08-28T00:007.084-45.48510.472-1.519
1991-08-29T00:007.069-45.40410.028-2.329
1991-08-30T00:007.050-45.3308.875-2.220
1991-08-31T00:007.037-45.2667.412-1.080
1991-09-01T00:007.032-45.2155.596-0.373
1991-09-02T00:007.030-45.1793.580-0.114
1991-09-03T00:007.031-45.1581.9510.447
1991-09-04T00:007.037-45.1461.2781.013
1991-09-05T00:007.048-45.1380.6102.026
1991-09-06T00:007.072-45.137-0.2674.320
1991-09-07T00:007.115-45.142-1.0776.420
1991-09-08T00:007.168-45.154-1.9456.861
1991-09-09T00:007.218-45.171-2.2655.686
1991-09-10T00:007.258-45.189-2.4184.951
1991-09-11T00:007.300-45.210-3.0185.995
1991-09-12T00:007.353-45.237-3.9137.549
1991-09-13T00:007.415-45.270-4.3337.969
1991-09-14T00:007.476-45.304-4.4387.806
1991-09-15T00:007.538-45.339-4.3608.038
1991-09-16T00:007.601-45.372-4.1818.038
1991-09-17T00:007.663-45.405-4.2057.806
1991-09-18T00:007.722-45.438-4.2857.200
1991-09-19T00:007.775-45.472-4.3226.402
1991-09-20T00:007.821-45.506-4.4735.209
1991-09-21T00:007.856-45.541-4.2113.867
1991-09-22T00:007.884-45.570-3.1913.514
1991-09-23T00:007.913-45.591-2.1693.964
1991-09-24T00:007.944-45.605-1.5333.670
1991-09-25T00:007.967-45.616-1.2722.092
1991-09-26T00:007.976-45.625-1.0360.249
1991-09-27T00:007.973-45.632-0.710-0.785
1991-09-28T00:007.965-45.636-0.334-1.332
1991-09-29T00:007.950-45.6370.133-2.720
1991-09-30T00:007.921-45.6340.568-4.684
1991-10-01T00:007.880-45.6290.656-5.421
1991-10-02T00:007.838-45.6240.634-5.501
1991-10-03T00:007.792-45.6190.636-6.365
1991-10-04T00:007.738-45.6140.652-7.438
1991-10-05T00:007.678-45.6090.584-7.656
1991-10-06T00:007.620-45.6050.459-7.249
1991-10-07T00:007.565-45.6010.646-6.737
1991-10-08T00:007.515-45.5941.173-6.121
1991-10-09T00:007.469-45.5831.561-5.641
1991-10-10T00:007.427-45.5701.781-5.104
1991-10-11T00:007.389-45.5552.049-4.661
1991-10-12T00:007.354-45.5372.675-4.284
1991-10-13T00:007.322-45.5142.971-3.929
1991-10-14T00:007.292-45.4913.078-3.806
1991-10-15T00:007.263-45.4653.505-3.501
1991-10-16T00:007.238-45.4363.991-2.923
1991-10-17T00:007.218-45.4034.308-2.085
1991-10-18T00:007.204-45.3694.472-1.792
1991-10-19T00:007.187-45.3325.031-2.651
1991-10-20T00:007.163-45.2915.317-3.347
1991-10-21T00:007.137-45.2505.151-3.158
1991-10-22T00:007.116-45.2105.148-2.067
1991-10-23T00:007.105-45.1695.327-0.860
1991-10-24T00:007.102-45.1275.3810.130
1991-10-25T00:007.107-45.0855.3701.108
1991-10-26T00:007.119-45.0444.9751.965
1991-10-27T00:007.138-45.0074.6492.934
1991-10-28T00:007.165-44.9704.8123.961
1991-10-29T00:007.200-44.9334.4855.029
1991-10-30T00:007.244-44.9004.0946.257
1991-10-31T00:007.297-44.8684.0637.189
1991-11-01T00:007.354-44.8383.4247.226
1991-11-02T00:007.408-44.8162.1756.529
1991-11-03T00:007.457-44.8040.9106.208
1991-11-04T00:007.509-44.801-0.0667.421
1991-11-05T00:007.576-44.804-0.6489.803
1991-11-06T00:007.660-44.811-1.17511.350
1991-11-07T00:007.748-44.823-1.93210.842
1991-11-08T00:007.828-44.841-2.5889.792
1991-11-09T00:007.903-44.863-3.0339.510
1991-11-10T00:007.977-44.888-3.2749.384
1991-11-11T00:008.050-44.914-3.3959.402
1991-11-12T00:008.124-44.942-3.8149.453
1991-11-13T00:008.198-44.975-4.6899.616
1991-11-14T00:008.273-45.015-5.3589.297
1991-11-15T00:008.341-45.057-5.2488.106
1991-11-16T00:008.400-45.096-4.6337.048
1991-11-17T00:008.454-45.130-4.1387.094
1991-11-18T00:008.512-45.163-4.4327.582
1991-11-19T00:008.571-45.200-4.8967.503
1991-11-20T00:008.629-45.239-5.0347.332
1991-11-21T00:008.685-45.279-5.1586.946
1991-11-22T00:008.737-45.319-4.9056.356
1991-11-23T00:008.783-45.355-4.2615.261
1991-11-24T00:008.820-45.386-3.6474.474
1991-11-25T00:008.854-45.414-3.6894.110
1991-11-26T00:008.884-45.447-4.8943.664
1991-11-27T00:008.912-45.490-5.7603.506
1991-11-28T00:008.938-45.534-5.2923.049
1991-11-29T00:008.958-45.573-4.7691.962
1991-11-30T00:008.968-45.610-4.6530.624
1991-12-01T00:008.969-45.646-4.493-0.236
1991-12-02T00:008.966-45.681-4.484-0.451
1991-12-03T00:008.962-45.716-4.297-0.650
1991-12-04T00:008.956-45.749-4.291-0.789
1991-12-05T00:008.950-45.784-4.504-0.803
1991-12-06T00:008.943-45.819-4.424-0.993
1991-12-07T00:008.935-45.854-4.531-0.985
1991-12-08T00:008.928-45.890-4.565-0.828
1991-12-09T00:008.922-45.926-4.703-0.694
1991-12-10T00:008.917-45.964-4.881-0.620
1991-12-11T00:008.911-46.002-4.797-1.052
1991-12-12T00:008.900-46.039-4.575-1.702
1991-12-13T00:008.885-46.074-4.403-2.125
1991-12-14T00:008.868-46.108-4.167-2.087
1991-12-15T00:008.852-46.139-3.755-2.200
1991-12-16T00:008.833-46.167-3.347-2.553
1991-12-17T00:008.813-46.192-3.103-2.565
1991-12-18T00:008.793-46.216-2.958-2.546
1991-12-19T00:008.773-46.239-3.017-2.612
1991-12-20T00:008.751-46.264-3.311-3.135
1991-12-21T00:008.723-46.290-3.225-4.049
1991-12-22T00:008.689-46.314-2.893-4.478
1991-12-23T00:008.656-46.336-2.779-3.767
1991-12-24T00:008.630-46.359-3.189-3.109
1991-12-25T00:008.606-46.386-3.576-2.996
1991-12-26T00:008.583-46.414-3.530-2.955
1991-12-27T00:008.558-46.441-3.327-3.615
1991-12-28T00:008.526-46.467-3.421-4.472
1991-12-29T00:008.490-46.495-3.633-4.609
1991-12-30T00:008.455-46.523-3.458-4.355
1991-12-31T00:008.422-46.549-3.182-4.082
1992-01-01T00:008.390-46.574-3.316-4.277
1992-01-02T00:008.355-46.602-3.821-4.537
1992-01-03T00:008.321-46.633-3.963-4.069
1992-01-04T00:008.291-46.663-3.658-3.762
1992-01-05T00:008.261-46.691-3.591-3.921
1992-01-06T00:008.230-46.720-3.783-3.977
1992-01-07T00:008.199-46.750-3.849-3.980
1992-01-08T00:008.168-46.780-3.775-3.912
1992-01-09T00:008.138-46.810-4.009-3.796
1992-01-10T00:008.108-46.845-5.063-3.945
1992-01-11T00:008.077-46.889-5.972-3.847
1992-01-12T00:008.049-46.936-5.878-3.324
1992-01-13T00:008.024-46.980-5.346-3.210
1992-01-14T00:007.998-47.020-4.890-3.421
1992-01-15T00:007.971-47.058-4.951-3.457
1992-01-16T00:007.944-47.098-5.167-3.486
1992-01-17T00:007.916-47.140-5.775-3.718
1992-01-18T00:007.886-47.189-6.576-3.913
1992-01-19T00:007.856-47.241-6.596-3.671
1992-01-20T00:007.829-47.291-6.100-3.291
1992-01-21T00:007.804-47.337-5.767-3.134
1992-01-22T00:007.779-47.384-6.449-3.373
1992-01-23T00:007.752-47.439-7.501-3.340
1992-01-24T00:007.728-47.500-7.978-2.850
1992-01-25T00:007.707-47.564-8.469-2.539
1992-01-26T00:007.688-47.631-8.328-2.352
1992-01-27T00:007.669-47.692-7.253-2.645
1992-01-28T00:007.647-47.746-6.713-2.810
1992-01-29T00:007.626-47.798-6.503-2.626
1992-01-30T00:007.605-47.848-6.356-2.814
1992-01-31T00:007.581-47.898-6.386-3.398
1992-02-01T00:007.553-47.948-6.416-3.563
1992-02-02T00:007.527-47.998-6.269-3.087
1992-02-03T00:007.505-48.045-5.679-2.521
1992-02-04T00:007.489-48.084-3.975-1.422